2 Windows Vista – Original Title- Cutting through the hype to understand the real improvements to Microsoft’s new operating system; Vista. Starting with historical reasons for past Operating Systems and understanding the current computing environment and the need for Windows Vista.

4 Brief History of ComputersENIAC: Considered first Vaccum tube based Computer in the modern sense.Not Von Nuemann required total reprogramming2nd Gen: Von Nuemann styleComputer had separate parts, CPU, registers, memory, etc, etc and was reprogrammable

7 3rd Gen – IBM – APPLE - PCAltair 8080: Not very useful, but considered the first commercially viable PC kit.Not a great system, but introduced us to some guy named Gates and his companyApple II: 19778086 – 16 bit chip 1978IBM PC – August 1981

9 Short Internet HistoryArpaNet: “By 5 December 1969, a 4-node network was connected by adding the University of Utah and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Building on ideas developed in ALOHAnet, the ARPANET started in 1972 and was growing rapidly, by 1981 the number of hosts had grown to 213, with a new host being added approximately every twenty days.”1978 – TCP/IP finalizedArpaNet split into MilNet and public network NSFnet, DecNet, and on.

14 UAC and the new user accountsWhat is UAC?More than an “Are you sure button.”Why shouldn’t I just turn it off?Where is my Administrator Account?Why the design of XP differs from Vista and calls for UAC

15 File and Registry VirtualizationDifference between XP model and Vista ModelWhy some programs won’t run in Vista, but do in XP? (Hint not Vista’s fault – see the sloppy programmer…)

16 Mandatory Integrity ControlWhat is it? Where have we seen it before?Where have you been all my life?One of the best and most moden Vista enhancements.

18 Code Integrity and Driver signingCode Integrity and Driver signing for kernelWhy the dedication?Where does it occur?Password Hashing, goodbye LM and NTLM.Mandatory Software DEP <- where have you been all my life?

19 Layered Internet DefenseWhy the need for layered Defense? IE 7+, Defender, Firewall, Protected Mode, MICNew threats and new Internet Age.New tools and way of thinking.ASLRUACSocial Engineering taken into consideration

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